I did see a snap poll that indicated that, but can’t find it. But, there is this editorial in Haaretz:
“>The disaster that befell Israel on the holiday of Simchat Torah is the clear responsibility of one person: Benjamin Netanyahu.”
“>The prime minister, who has prided himself on his vast political experience and irreplaceable wisdom in security matters, completely failed to identify the dangers he was consciously leading Israel into when establishing a government of annexation and dispossession, when appointing Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir to key positions, while embracing a foreign policy that openly ignored the existence and rights of Palestinians.”
I don’t know if I should explain how foreign aid works, how many long range missles Hamas controls and how they got them, what a small insurgency is, how an anti-missle system works, or something else you seem to need clarity on. So, I think you should just keep ranting.
Netanyahu is being blamed for the attack by Israelis. I think his self life has run out. But, before that happens Isreal will enter Gaza and it will be punitive.
Thing is, this isn’t small. Hamas is well organized and there a lot of them making a coordinated attack. Probably most worrisome is they’re taking civilian hostages. Have no idea what they think their endgame might be, but this going to go on for a while.
Hamas is starting to abduct Israeli children, entire families and bring them to Gaza. Another Russian tactic copied.
We live in times of appeasement in the West where justified actions of defense are declaimed as “forever-wars”. But if you don’t oppose evilness then forever-wars is the only thing you will get, except it will rage in your neighborhood instead stopped in the tracks, overseas.
Hamas is making a stupid move. Palestinians have needed a Gandhi for generations and all they’ve gotten are violent clowns. Peace was so tantalizingly close in 2000 and Arafat blinked. It’s been all downhill from there. (Just to be clear, I don’t think the Israelis are innocent lambs in any of this—they’re clearly the oppressors—but the Palestinian response has made it hard to paint this as a clear good guys/bad guys situation.
I do acknowledge that what Isreal does is oppression of Palestinians. I also acknowledge that what Hamas did last weekend was nasty and barbaric. Something you can’t seem to do and I feel sorry for you.
Germany, France and Spain also have killed and kidnapped citizens. Their newspapers are reporting similar stories on their citizens, which is the reason the EU froze all the humanitarian aid to Palestine.
And those numbers will go up. All those hostages are not Israeli
Like the WTC this is truly an international incident.
Barbaric terrorism, raping, murder, mutilation, parading dead bodies down the street, can not be justified by anything. Sorry for you if you think differently.
Agree. Near as I can figure the normalization of relations between Saudi and Isreal looked like it was going to come together. Both countries are an enemy to Iran. Iran did this to stop that agreement. Also to consider is…
Who funds Hamas? Iran.
Who funds Iran? Russia
it would certainly be in Russia’s interest to deflect the west’s attention from Ukraine
I’m not sure that will help anything. Some of that land is used for defensive purposes. The normalization agreements with Saudi Arabia, now delayed due to this stupidity, did have provisions for turning land back to Palestinian control. It didn’t seem to make much difference to Hamas.
Gotta figure that with the arty and planes bombing Gaza, the Palestinian KIA is the same. So that’s 1200 in a little over 24 hours and counting. Big number.
One of the occupational hazards of being a hitman is that your client who hired you will have you killed after you perform your services in order to silence you.
U.S. is sending a carrier strike group closer to Israel and will begin supplying munitions starting today (www.nbcnews.com)
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At least 9 Americans killed in Hamas attack on Israel (www.axios.com)
Israeli death toll passes 600, another 2,048 injured (www.timesofisrael.com)
Israel strikes Gaza tower as death tolls jump after Hamas attack (www.aljazeera.com)
At least 198 Palestinians killed in Israeli air raids; Hamas attack kills 70 Israelis, ‘big number’ also captured.
An American tourist is arrested for smashing ancient Roman statues at a museum in Israel (apnews.com)
Six suspects in assassination of Ecuador candidate murdered in prison (www.reuters.com)
Israel intensifies its strikes and vows to besiege Gaza as it scours south for Hamas fighters (apnews.com)